The Haitian private beach, in this case reliant on more armed guards than most, is otherwise reminiscent of gated resorts around the world.
The Orwellian-named International Peace Operations Association didn't waste much time in offering the "services" of its member companies to swoop down on Haiti.
Asked why he opposed the 2001 measure for rescue workers, Brown stated that he had his "own priorities first" at the time.
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With the current situation in Haiti, this is very important information to pass along. I have pasted two versions below - the top one contains hyperlinks, and the one below that can be used for those who are unable to receive html messages. We would like everyone who might possibly need this to know about it. Thank you so much!
**In the face of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Hesperian urges everyone to forward and distribute the following health materials in Haitian Creole and English to every relief worker, resident, and traveler already in or leaving for Haiti.
*HEALTH MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN HAITIAN CREOLE:*
Here is a link to the pdf of the Haitian Creole edition of Where There is No Doctor, also available as a printed book through our partners: 4 The World Resource Distributers
Tel: 417-862-4448
Fax: 417-863-9994
orders@4wrd.org
Pdf of the Haitian Creole edition of Where Women Have No Doctor.
Pdf pf the Haitian Creole edition of Sanitation and Cleanliness booklet, produced by our partners at SOIL (Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods)
Here's a link to our CHOLERA PREVENTION FACTSHEET, in English
Hesperian expresses our deepest sympathies to those who have been directly and indirectly affected by this disaster. Natural disasters are made worse by our very human-made systems that impoverish people and deny their right to health. As we encourage you to donate to the relief effort, Hesperian recommends these organizations which have redoubled their work in Haiti to address this most recent catastrophe:
Haiti Action Network's Haiti Emergency Relief Fund
Partners in Health
Grassroots International, Earthquake Relief Fund for Haiti
VERSION WITH FULL LINKS FOR RECIPIENTS WHO CANNOT RECEIVE HTML
**In the face of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Hesperian www.hesperian.org urges everyone to forward and distribute the following health materials in Haitian Creole and English to every relief worker, resident, and traveler already in or leaving for Haiti.
*HEALTH MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN HAITIAN CREOLE http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download.php:*
Here is a link to the pdf of the Haitian Creole edition of Where There is No Doctor http://www.hesperian.info/assets/Where_There_is_no_Doctor_Creole.pdf, also available as a printed book through our partners: 4 The World Resource Distributers www.4wrd.org
Tel: 417-862-4448
Fax: 417-863-9994
orders@4wrd.org
Pdf of the Haitian Creole edition of Where Women Have No Doctor http://www.hesperian.info/assets/hesperian_wwhnd_haitian%20creole_2000.pdf.
Pdf pf the Haitian Creole edition of Sanitation and Cleanliness booklet http://www.hesperian.info/assets/PDF%20Kreyol%20sanitation%20book-1.pdf, produced by our partners at SOIL www.oursoil.org (Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods)
HESPERIAN CHOLERA PREVENTION FACTSHEET IN ENGLISH
http://www.hesperian.info/assets/environmental/Cholera_EN.pdf
Hesperian expresses our deepest sympathies to those who have been directly and indirectly affected by this disaster. Natural disasters are made worse by our very human-made systems that impoverish people and deny their right to health. As we encourage you to donate to the relief effort, Hesperian recommends these organizations which have redoubled their work in Haiti to address this most recent catastrophe:
Haiti Action Network's Haiti Emergency Relief Fund http://www.haitiaction.net/About/HERF/HERF.html
Partners in Health http://www.pih.org/home.html
Grassroots International, Earthquake Relief Fund for Haiti
https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5123/t/6631/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=1694
Everyone wants to believe in the best intentions of all involved, but five days after the quake, with so few being helped, we have to ask: how did this get so badly done?
Sigh, do U.S. strategic interests influence even disaster relief aid?
Could humanitarian aid cause governments to under-invest in disaster prevention, causing natural disasters to have worse effects? If so, then past disaster relief could induce worst disaster outcomes now (And I thought MY ideas were unpopular)
The amount of news coverage of disasters is heavily influenced by the country's popularity with US tourists.
News coverage is also higher when there are no other big competing news stories. This variation in news coverage is unrelated to need, of course, but has a major effect on the amount of disaster relief aid.
Lisbon - Portuguese language - Immanuel Kant - Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Age of EnlightenmentThe following post is by Alanna Shaikh. Alanna is a global health professional who blogs at UN Dispatch and Blood and Milk.
Don't donate goods. Donating stuff instead of money is a serious problem in emergency relief. Only the people on the ground know what's actually necessary; those of us in the rest of the world can only guess. Some things, like summer clothes and expired medicines are going to be worthless in Haiti. Other stuff, like warm clothes and bottled water may be helpful to some people in some specific ways. Separating the useful from the useless takes manpower that can be doing more important work. It's far better to give money so that organizations can buy the things they know they need.
Some people like to donate goods instead of cash because they worry that cash won't be used in a way that helps the needy. If that's you, I have two points. 1) Why are you donating to an organization you don't trust? 2) What's to stop them from selling your donated item and using the money for whatever they want?
After Hurricane Mitch in 1998, Honduras was flooded with shipments of donated goods. They clogged ports, overwhelmed military transport, and made it nearly impossible for relief agencies to ship in the things they really needed. Those donations did harm, not good. Expired drugs had to be carefully disposed of. Inappropriate donations had to be transported away and discarded. All of this wasted time and money.
Don't go to Haiti. It's close to the US, it's a disaster area, and we all want to help. However, it's dangerous right now and they don't need "extra hands". The people who are currently useful are people with training in medicine and emergency response. If all you can contribute is unskilled labor, stay home. There is no shortage of unskilled labor in Haiti, and Haitians will be a lot more committed than you are to the rebuilding process.
If you are a nurse or physician, especially with experience in trauma, and you want to volunteer, email Partners in Health – volunteer@pih.org – and offer your services. Or submit your details to International Medical Corps. They'll take you if they can use you. Do not go to Haiti on your own, even if you are doctor. You'll just add to the confusion, and you'll be a burden to whoever ends up taking responsibility for your safety.
Don't ignore rebuilding. The physical damage done to Port au Prince is going to take a long, long time to repair. The human consequences will have a similar slow recovery. Haiti will still need our help next year, and the years after that. It is going to take more than just a short-term infusion of relief money. Give your money to organizations that will be in Haiti for the long haul, and don't forget about Haiti once the media attention moves on.
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